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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-03
Boston, March l, 1887.
PUBLIC EXPERIMENTS FOR PRIVATE GOOD.

PUBLIC EXPERIMENTS FOR PRIVATE GOOD.
To me EdftOr Of me Tribune.
SIR: Professor IL. W. Wiley chemist OF the Department
Of Agriculture In letter in reference to his experiments
ut Fort Scott Kansas makes the following remarkable
admission kept with the experiments after knew
It would be impossible TO make simply TO help the
company OFT OF n serious financial difficulty For this
the directors duly thankful and have officially ex-
pressed this TO me-" Again he says "But even II the
process had been defective had no option In the matter
The statute distinctly says: Experiments In the manu-
facture OF sugar from sorghum and by the
processes OF difson and carbonaation. have simply
obey ed the law
IL Is hardly poss bile that the President in his Message
would include such expenditure OF public money fall
ing within tho domain OF intelligent experiment., or
sach as should receive all possible encouragement from
the Government"
The most ardent aimirer OF n paternal government
will hardly hold that such appropriations may he iegi
maioy expended in helping private company out OF
serious financial difficulty" especially when II Is clear
that IL Ia impossible 10 carry out the experiments
HosAiHgion, Feb. 20, 1887 fEIEh CoLLlhh
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I'm Wednesday, March at his late residence Ma
Funeral Washington c. on saturday morning.
residences AZ sth ave., Broosyn, Charlotte w, wife OF
Bres Fsay NJ! M Dga M
Saturday at Albany harai Ceme'erV' Aioanss
Friends will kindly omit flowers
cHURcHILL-At Portland, Conn; on saturday peo n
26 after Illness Esther F., widow OF Capt Davm
services at Trinity Church Thursday March at
Tuesday MsESh e r sss ba a
yea daughter q the lae Garrett Durl.nd c,,ro, 9Th,
rn ass a%a at at WS;;dIaw WIN LII
FERGUsoN-on TUESDAY, March at his residence, No. 80
West l2thst Yates Ferguson ,ss 81 years. from tina
residence OF his mother, Purdys station, \; y
Take 1890 train from Grand Central Depot Harlem hoa
FIsHER-At jacksonville. Fla on Tuesday. March l. Dc
Notice of funeral hereafter
MIILs-suddeny, February %. Zo2har Mills. aged II
Funeral services will the Church Of the Covenant
Parkave. 35th-st on Thursday March at4 m'
IL is particaariy requested that flowers be sent
Association Of Exempt Firemen ,.,,sa,,.
The members % he aSUys 'r fnars
n %sss mo- for the purpose Of paying tribute Of
Fs%S 7SRsi Hx Ml
February sbn Howard s a.a Annie
Montgomery IN the 9Th year OF his Age
Sary from diphther parents residence $50 West
Interment private
poRTER-on wednes lay, March 2. William Porter In the
Rs SSn ysAr respectfully invited attend II:
and Nn Be- s Ks M..I Brecssn '0
sSs s sss ays
fS aaesats st a5s Hewss.st. Brooklyn. X d.
Ssnss il The
Funeral Grace Church Orange on fflAy aso ocsook
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YATES FERGUSON.

Yates Ferguson merchant OF this city and an old 49
pioneer died his home No. 50 West 12th-st yester
day. Although he had been confined to the house during
the last week by complication OF diseases. his death
was unexpected. and was caused by heart disease.
Mr. Ferguson was in Westchester County on June
TO- 1928 lie received his education In his native place
and was business there until ls49. when ne went 10
California There he settled in Greenwood valley near
Sacramento, and engaged in mining and mercantile pur
suits He returned to Newlork In 1893 and established
an export trade In California wines and liquors. lie
also carried the business In California he was
extremely energetic and up to the time OF his last illness
was actively engaged in business. He leaves one
daughter Mrs Mary NJ. Keller or Westminster county
The funeral will be held at p. ~. tomorrow al the
home of Mr. Ferguson's mother, at Purdys station.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-03
FLAMES IN A NETWORK TOWN.

wATERTowS. n. y, March "a destructive fire broke
out this morning In the Schuyler Block at Three Milo
Bay small village tho Cape Vincent branch OF the
Rome. WATERFOWL and Ogiensburg Railroad The
property destroyed aggregates In value about $50 O0O
and the loss Is divided about follows b. W. Wilcox,
house, 800; c. W. McKinstry. store and stock.
$500 on house and furniture. $1,000 John Schuyler
on store goods and dwellngs $1,000; j. d. McMullcn.
stock s. 900; Curtis Storm. on stock. 81, 5O0 Dr.
W A. Vincent. on block and goods. ~ 800; Flander
Warner 1000: g. L. Wilcox ON block. goods home and
tenement, $1,000; and q. W. McKinstry. on goods,
property destroyed IL follows: G. w. McKinstry.
30 800 J. L. Schuyler. S5500 j. l. McMullep 81 900
Curtis Storm 81 300; Dr. Vincent 81, $50; Flsnder *
Warner 5000; g. X Wilcox, $4,000 The origin OF the
Is unknown.
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GEORGE L. BAKER

George E. Baker, intimate friend OF william
H. Seward and associate Of Horace Greeley and Thur
low Weed died yesterday at his home, No. 10 East
Thirty-eghth-st The funeral will take place on satur
day at Washington. Mr.. Baker was born at Dedham,
Mass, in 1916. At early age he came to New-iork
and took prominent part in politics. He was q men,
Der OF the Assembly in the days when Williamsburg was
added to Brooklyn, about 1850 He was private secre
ary Of Governor Clark and Deputy Clerk OF the Court
Appeals Immediately before the election OF Abraham
Lincoln His intimate relations with Mr.. Seward led him
edit the Senator's works In four volumes TO which
additions were afterward made covering Mr.. sewarus
term Secretary OF State.
Whom Seward entered Lincoln's Cabinet, MI Baker
followed him to Washington, and became disourslng
under successive administrations, until he was MADE Con-
troer OF the City OF Washington In President hayes
term. He came TO New-York about five years ago.
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rANnRA REACH pLATT.

BALTIMORE, March 2.-Landra Beach Platt one OF Bal
tlmores prominent business men, died here on Monday
OF disease. Mr.. Patt born In Milford Conn.,
in 1912, and was descendant OF one OF the Puritan
families OF Ncw-Haven county. His business career
began in NewYork in ls46 where he engaged In the
packing OF oysters. In 1s49 he removed to Chicago
and I'm 1851 lie made Buffalo the main distributing
point for his business. Iu 1858 he established pack
Ing establls at Seaford, Dell and six years aer
he removed Baltimore, where he aided 10 hls pus
ness the canning OF fruits and vegetables, with TWO
factOries He had always taken great In re-
pious and benev olent matters early age uniting
with the ole Centre Church, Newiaven OF which the
Bescher was his first school teacher Tie leaves
wife amt the following sons and daughters n. .
and Mrs l. K Casey and Mrs. Marvin G. Stone the
latter the wife of manufacturer in Washington, d. G.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-03
POLICE GUARD A CRAVE DIGGER

Bergen Cemetery Jersey CITY Heights esta blished
in 1850 by Undertaken 4. Sreer. 1t was his private
properly and was not Incorporated as q cemetery until
six years speer authorized TO levy assess
nients ON lotowners mrs. Hannah Spter distant rel
and speors books SHOW s4s charged against her plot
On sunday Edwin IL. Taylor, member OF tho New-fork
Mercantile TX change, died He Mrs spe~rs son
Law ana II was decided To bury HIM In tho plot she
owned Undertaken Phillips authorized TO make inc
arrangements bpeer refused lot his rival have tho
ground broken. Phillips appealed 70 tho police ana
Officer Mucox was detailed 10 protect tho grave as9ef
looked and refused to open hsm Tho comm was carried
Into the comoery through email gateway and borne
thence 10 tue grave. The policeman God In the idst
OF the group OF inouFners Kravo nlled.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-03

NEw-HAvES March (spec,db.-A large crowd at
tended the Yale games In the Lincoln Rink tonight inc
events were "a follows: Tug OF war-'oo Vs. ~, won
nv 80. Ii inches; putting pound shot won by G. W..
woodruff 80 80 feet high jump. won by &. g. Shear
man 50 feet inches, breaking Yale record by one
inch broad jump. by w. L. Vile 'sS, lo'9 feet
midde-weght sparring won by L. H. sweetscr 80 s.;
fencing winner q. c. Knapp 81 g.; lightweight spar
Nv Wentworth ~ T.; feahcr-weight sparrtng j.
Locke '9O fencing winner g. Cozgill SD middle weight
wrestling winner q. Cahound 80; feather-welght
wrestling winner j. Curtis 80 !. Ata large meeting
of students to-day the Yale University ban Coihmee
as 10 enter the nine IN any league except
tne triangular one consisting OF Yale, Harvard
nd princctOn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-03
RESULTS OF THELAST STORM

SARATOGA, March (Specab.-North Creek. the termi-
nus OF the Adirondack Railroad Is only fy-eght miles
from here yet days used In forcing the mail
and passenger train the round trip The blockade
which began on Thursday morning not broken until
43O D. NJ to-day. so effectua was the blockade that
almost every mile had to be shovelled and 1t will prob
ably take day or two to get the road in perfect
working order Mail and light express matter have been
sent across the country in ehs With relays OF horses In
frontier style
MIyNgApoIIs, March 2-7he Erening Journal has re-
ceyed from Observer Cheney United states signal ser
vice the following The total snow fall since ana in
elusive OF the first OF November 10 is 6s inches
This snow fall unprecedented for the same period
to February 81 inclusive have had lO4 consecutive
DAYS of seighing The winter has been exceptionally
co7a colder than the OF the winters for the
last TWENTY-FIVE years and during that period we had
only two colder winters
UURoy D. t. March 1.-The Northern Pacific road is
so bockaded that 1t only open as far East as Lake
Renton this morning Thence 10 Tracy II must be SHOW
eled ont IL expected to get through train from
Winona before Sunday.
WArFRrowy, ID. t. March 2.-Mrs. Edmlnster and
SON living six miles from Henry, left that town on Friday
with a horse and sleigh. They were found on sunday
frozen to death rods from the home OF neghbor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-03
BURNING OF TIE STEAMER GARDNER
ORIGIN OF THE FIRE -AFFECTING soENEs-HERC
ISM OLE A COLORED CALM roy.

ORIGIN OF THE FIRE-AFFECrNG soENEs-HERo-
ISM OF A CoLoRED CABIN BOY.
MOBILE, Ala, March News OF the burning OF the
steamer Gardner is coming in slowly. The fire was
discovered by Captain Stone. negro deckband
threw water the burning bale and in throwing
another bucketful his clothes caught fire. Panic
stricken, he from place to place. setting ire To cot
ton bales and IN few moments the boat was in flames
all over. She in mdstream and in motion. The
pilots were driven from the wheel and the crew and
passengers jumped overheard. These last were
drowned Ii is not thought that more than one or two
were burned. Captain Stone saved himself by swim
ming ashore
Tie steamer Tally was behind the Gardner. waiting
to pass. As ~ the flames broke out the Tally
lowered her boats and threw over bales, seed packs
and panks to help the people who jumping from
the Gardner. The heat so intense that the Tally
did not dare to go near, but her boats picked up
number OF people Had IT not been tor the presence
OF the Tally few would have been saved When the
fire broke the engineer OF the Gardner ordered
10 run her ashore. She backed and bells were rung
tor going ahead, but the engineers wrre driven from
their posts by the flames and the drted into tho
woods the opposite side from the place where tn ro
was practicable landing. Pilot W. II. W .lton
remained in the pilothousc until he found that his
signals not obeyed and that the fanes lick
ill., the side OF the pilot house whot he fled for his
lite. lie is much praised for his GOODNESS aud cour
age Baber. the ooored cabin boy OF the Tally, per
formed heroic deeds in saving five lives.
The screams of those on the boat heartrending
Mrs. W. +. Rcmbcrt threw her child into tho water
her husband taking the other two. Then she jumped
in. All but the husband drowned. Mrs. julie
Rembcrt was also on board but saved. She is at
Demapoli- and IN precariOus condition. The boat
was not irsurod and was valued ut $1,000. The
cotton insured Tor s23 900 as follows Planters
aud Merchants Company and the Mobile Insurance
Company. 5000 each; Mercantile Insurance Com
pany $1,000. and Washington Insurance Company
$4,000. Tho report OF loss OF Lie Is confirmed. The
persons mentioned unknown In last nights reports
are Mrs. Lindsay. chambermaid; Jim Coleman. slush
cook Joe -. deck sweeper and n colored woman
Mrs. Kemberts nurse, name not given.
Tho negro boy who saved i've lives in the Gardner
disaster is Bebe McCaw. OF Mobile.
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as guide" he added we should never have had Pull
man palace q Mccormick reaper"
OBITUARY.
THE HON. SAMUEL B. MATTOCKs.

BosroN. March q (Spsciap. Tho Hon. Samuel B.
Mattocks, who died on Monday ut Lyndon. VT, was
born in Middlsbury. w. December IA, 1902. and was
graduated at MidJlebury College In 1921. He wss
admitted to tho Caledonian County bar in 1873 6.
when he was appointed cashier OF the Caedonsn Bank
at Danvills. he held this position until 1887 He
Years between 1925 and 1885, In 1885 he was also
appointed Clerk of the County and Supreme Court,
and held this office until 1s4S when be resigned ana
again assumed the duties OF cashier OF the BANK ana
held the same until 1855 when he went to LYNDON,
having been appointed cashier OF the Bank OF lyndon
In 1874 he resigned by reason OF -heslth Win Ms
other duties from 1886 to 1S47 he served nine years
as Judge of Probate He was State Senator in 1S47
and 1Sd8 and also represented Danve three years IN
the State Legislature while residing there. Mr. Mat
tocks traced his lineage back TO James Mattocks one
of the first settlers of Boston, coming from England in
1884.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-03

ALLEGED FRAUD IN TIE CARE OLA HOSPITAL.
NEw-HAvEN, March 2 tSpeciaD. Colonel @. NJ White
to-day finished investigating the conduct Of superntend
ent Lewis of the Bridgeport Hospital and made his rec
port the State Soldiers Board and the directors OF the
hospital 1t wss learned that Dr. Lewis has, by making
false returns the AdjutantGeneral received aoous
1000 from the State for the and board OF veteran
soldiers who have been in the hospital In several
months. Dr. Lewis resigned his position and the stato
will be reimbursed for the money frauduleny oDtaneo
He used the money thus to swell the receipts OF the nos
pta presumably for the purpose OF making his supern
tendency appear successful
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yoo WIN cal, al my ONCE win gladly show you copy Of TIT
LONG ISLAND BADLY SHAKEN
EVERY APPEARANCE OF LOCAL gARTHQUAl

EVERY APPEARANCE OF A LOCAL EARTHQUAKE
NO DISTURBANCE IN THIS CITY
The inhabitants along the south side OF Long Island
were considerably agitated yesterday by what ap-
peared to be an earthquake shock 1t WINS first per-
oeved at Fire Island the shock lasting four sece
and causing the Marine Observatory TO tremoie VIZ
cntly and Its windows to rattle. Mr. keegan,, VINO
duty ct the time, thinking It might be sigma,
OF distress fred from vessel, immediatiy ossS S
search of tho with his telescope. but 10
discover anything. The shock appeared 10 come to,
tho ocean and pass of In northwesterly dlreeuon.
On seeking information Mr.. Keegan ast erta,nea tas
the shock also felt at Breslau Merrick, BadwIn
and South Oyster Bay, the south side OF Long
Island between Babylon and East New-York. AS lar
o. could be ascertaned no damage was done Inc seq
was smooth and a moderate breeze was blowing rom
the south. The sky had hazy appearance; Inc w,n,
dows In the Surf Hotel on Fire Island ratified as
though the wind was blowing heavily 30 iar as '"n
be learned no serious damage was done.
AT Babylon the shock was plainly ieit; hes, hu
there fix the time Mt 4:13 p. The shock was heavy
enough to make buildings trembe and to dislodge aud
loosen tire Presbyterian Church spire. mere Ma'
general alarm throughout the village AZ ar noch s
way the ground trembled and houses shook. AT paiu
wins the south sde every one. felt the shock anu
many thought that It the firing OF large cannon
The shock was also felt at Freeport, 'atchosue ""u
Sayve.
What appeared to be slight shock OF earthquake
was felt by resident of Flatbush, near rrospooS
Park The apparent direction was from southWest ~
northeast, and it lasted only second with snsn.
rumDling IL was not as perceptbie as the snooA i
Brooklyn last year when Charleston was shaken .,o
No earthquake shock was felt IN New-fork. In Tue
office the w este;n Union Telegraph Company
seismic disturbances most readily deteoted oy .o
delicate instruments In use, no trace OF snakhe w
felt. The Signal Service Station on the ,op vi III,
Equitable Building had information OF the eh',n
quake until the was taken by inqurers. On tiio
top floors OF THE TRIBUNE Building no osciiiatohS
felt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-03
Useful and Hurtful Medicines.

There is Of remedies for constipation abb
souey useless These bouses and potons great
part Of pOdophylln. aloes rhubarb sambOse other
worthless Ingredients Tho damage they the
those who incacuiable They the
bowels It true always do violently and profusey
and besides grippe bowels Their effect weaken both
them and Better far to the agreeable and
sautay aperent Hosetsers Stomach Bters tho Laxative
effect which preceded BY pain accompanied by
convusive violent ON tho contrary
nvigorates stomach and the entire system
A curing and ting maiarai levers no
medicine can compare with IT, and remedies nervous aoo'
,y rheumatism kidney and bladder inactivity and other H.
organic ailmentA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-03


John Foley yesterday received the following letter from
Henry Clovis about the petition circulated by tho
asking Investigation ny the Legislature Of the
Dis,rotAttorney's office,
have received OF the 2sth with alp
tnclosed In reply bog " sAy IS my relations have
pleasant with Mr. Martina did not wish them
disturbed dd write him note IN which stated that the
signed did not In reflect HIM or BIS de-
parment merely petition asking tho Legislature "
Dome the the emergency connection
with tins large Of untried indictments he which
tbs limited means provided " the present Law
petition purely piianthropo appeared ~ ne
that The large Of under indicsnt wero cnt
tied relief and 1t unjust " keep hem with cloud
hanging thom IN state Of suspense unnecessarily III
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Special Notices.
= william r. Moore. AuctiSueen.
MooRE's ART aALLERIEA
900 FIFTH AVENUE
SALE THIS EVENING. AT O'CLOCK.
Of tho
OH, PAINTINGS.
wArERcoLoR DRAWINGS AND PAsrELs.
MIR. WILLIAM M. CHASE
prs.,asnt of the Society American Artists NewYorx
s,e p,c,ures all belong the artist and arc 70 DO sold
Without reserve.
SALE THIS THURSDAY EVENING, AT O'CLOCK.
Post Once Notic,

fshou,d DO read BY all interested - changes may
ttsrs Tor foreign countries need no be specially a.
~ 10 duplicates OF banking AMI % nerctAS
specially addressed being sent " me
tastes! mails for the week ending March will close
fnromply in ali At tais ONCE As touowA
THuhsDAYn.At s;s1 i a. ii Tor Tarxs
Island and Aayt per s'ssmsnp Hs Sar .,e ns.
public ,,o a. % p. m. ' fer Nassau ana s..
iiaso Cuba per steamship Cteniaegos; az ! ~. iof
SanpsS as . SaiaS1A m.nsSsan n
cr Biueiels peg steamship Anglican RON New'oriesns
FRIpAY-Atl p. ~ for Prosres" per s'e~n'np AeA's''
via Havana $50. ......,..s,. nam.
"a wa etters for Great Britain ana osner Eu
ronesa countries must be directed PEI 4Aila - " ~
"A Rrrmen LETTERS Ireland France Switzerland italy
spain Portugal must DO directed per ElSe ~ ~
IN for FrAncas switzerland. Italy. spain and Portu.
Sai oer seamsup Bretayne. via Havro, ct 10 m.
ior Scotland direct per steamship BOLIVIA va aiasS9w
ths Netherlands direct per steamship Rotterdam Wa
Rotterdam letters must 10 directed per ROTTERDAM -
m for n SssSs Rss Ds
At D. H. Thomas VIA 81 Croix and JOE 81 Sroiks
St Kits aud Antigua direct per steamship FlAnoof
Mails for AasraA %ssas as.sns si1oa San
CISCO close here March % a, liz BRUSH mails Tor Aus
roIx oil mas Tor China Japan per steamship gaeS
from San francisco coss hev 80 ssasmss,n MR.
Mails for the s:nawSa close here March IA Up N
va 'u .or the society islands peg ship troPS srg
rom rrsSoISSS rail- S.u'V 70 Tampa Fa ana stsncs
Malls nor va Ksi West Fla. close 1t dis once dAS
AZ 2:S0Am
.71a scbeduie Of closing Of Translated mails A.
ranged on sns frsnssco Malls from hs arriving
time A. san the day OF sailing o. steamers are
d'gs'A'a thence TIE s1%s ~ PEARSON rs.sn..
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CHRISTIAN III. WOLFF.

PHILADELPHIA, March tspeciab. Christian H. WON
died yesterday morning, age seventy-two years. He
aassed large fortune in the hardware business and ex
pended many thousands Of dollars for works OF art lie
was all active member of the Union League Club and
devoted member OF the Art Club TO which he gave
many paintings His collection has been bequeathed 1t
IA said 10 the Academy OF Fine This collection Is
I'm MIR VOLTS sisters house In Chambersburg, and Is
valued at 600 II Is almost unique In It's repre-
sentative specimens OF American artists.
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nrscrssyy0 HEAVY ORDINANCE.

M. .m.r,can Society of Civil Engineers had n long
..ousson last evening Its roomsNo 1877 East Twenty
,h,rd. a. about heavy guns William Metcalf, OF Pitts
burg road paper in which no warmly advocated the
over the butup gun. He made an exhaustive
argument and his remarks we're wen receivea ~
I'll of those who took part In the discussion seemed 70
snree with him In main Lieutenant Danenh9wer O.,
Macbaslis and other Army and Navy officers wore pres
emf and debated the questions raised with DIT Hunt ana
,as other members OF the society. Captain Michaells
saat.reS that there was no reason why this country
sonid follow the example Of European nations IN con,
structing ordnance "Why, had we taKeh tne oo ""A'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-03
NOT BRONSON uowARD's SON.

70 the Editor OF The Trtbune.
SIR: Referring to the paragraph In your Issue OF TO-
day, under the heading Jersey City, will you kindly
permit TO say that have no son; nor indeed, any
children. do not find any person OF my own name
mentioned IN the directory and have never heard
Of one in this city elsewhere. presume, therefore,
there was some mistake In connection with the
marriage service reported. BRONSON HOWARD.
The Chelsea, 222 w. 23d-st, March l, 1857.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-03
DECISION by BANK SUPERINTENDENT PAINE

DECISION BY BANh SOPERIh IENDENT IA ~ b.
ALBANY, March 1.-THE annual report OF Bank Super
intendent Paine submitted to tho Legislature yeser-
day. contains full text OF his decision the applica
ton OF the Title Guarantee and Trust Company, OF No
55 bertys New York. for his approval OF the accept
by savings banks Of Its searches After careful
examination he grants the request and declares the COM
pany's system "the best known TO the legal pro-
esson" The decision analyses the old system aud con,
dens IL and advises the OF savings banks and
others that N the enterprise Of this has devised
better method searching IA the duty Of the trustees
loaning trust funds to adopt It,"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-03
OBITUARY NOTES.

WINCHESTER, Va, March 2.-William 7. Gilbert, we'll
known citizen OF Winchester and late proprietor OF Gil
bert's foundry died last night
CHICAGO. March 2.-Charles H. Davies auditor Of the
Pullman Palace Car Company, was found dead In room
No sl9 Pullman Building, this morning. Mr.. Davies
had been in the employ OF the company for ten years
Recently from trip TO California where he
vent Tor his health He leaves wife who is in Montreal
At Inquest St John gave 1t as his opinion that he
HAD rom